I'm new to BP shooting and I like to know what loads and bullets other hunters are using. I have a TC encore .50 and currently not getting a good shot group with loads that came with rifle. I bought the rifle and shooting supplies from a TBH member 2 years ago. Have TC 275 grain maxi-hunter and 295 grain Powerbelt bullets. I use two Hodgdon tiple 7 pellets when I shoot. I hunt late season deer and hogs in east TX. Currently shooting off bench I can only get 3" group at fifty yards. Any help and recommendations would be appreciated
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i’ve been cleaning mine between every shot
when you shoot at a deer it’s going to be from a clean cold barrel mine tends to shoot way different from a fouled barrel
it’s a pain in the butt but oh well lol
i didn’t think the powerbelt bullets killed very good either i went to the tc shockwave with the sabot seam to perform better than the powerbelt
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Originally posted by mudkat View Posti’ve been cleaning mine between every shot
when you shoot at a deer it’s going to be from a clean cold barrel mine tends to shoot way different from a fouled barrel
it’s a pain in the butt but oh well lol
i didn’t think the powerbelt bullets killed very good either i went to the tc shockwave with the sabot seam to perform better than the powerbelt
Said all that to say my Wolf will clover leaf three Hornady 240gr XTPs over two triple 7 pellets at 100yds when I follow that procedure.
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I shoot only loose powder and 350gr 50 cal Buffalo lead bullets.
This is my preference because of very lethal under 3" groups at 100yds.Last edited by tigerscowboy; 01-23-2022, 03:54 PM.
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IMO: Pellets don't get you the flexibility to further testing and truly dial-in the powder/load.
I hear shooters that like the all copper Powerbelts. I have some, still haven't opened box or the tray of Pyro-pellets.
If the law will allow me to sling lead out of the barrel, I always opt for the lead on big game (elk, bear, muley)
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I’ve been using 295gr hollow point PowerBelts for the last two years but I’ve recently decided to make a switch. The PowerBelts load and shoot good in my CVA Wolf but they don’t hold up when shooting deer. I’ve been lucky to recover all the deer I’ve shot with them but they definitely seem to have run farther than they should’ve. There are plenty of YouTube videos where people show the PowerBelts disintegrating on impact. The only point I’m trying to make is if you want to punch paper, PowerBelts are good…if you are planning on hunting, research a little bit before deciding on what bullet to use.
I’ve decided to try the Thor Hammer 295gr and the Federal BOR Lock. I’ll buy both of them and use whichever one groups better with my gun.
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Nothing but poor blood trails with powerbelts for us. Through 3 muzzle loader we're shooting 250 grain SSTs over 2 777 pellets or 100 grains of pyrodex.
I'd say 2" groups at 100 are pretty easy now that we scoped them. I literally bang flopped a doe at 65 last weekend thru a TC pro hunter
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